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The PlayChoice-10 is an arcade system that was developed and manufactured by Nintendo. The system can play up to 10 different Nintendo Entertainment System games - the games are in the form of circuit boards which can be plugged into one of ten open slots on the PlayChoice-10's motherboard.
The Nintendo Super System would go on to have most of the aspects the PlayChoice-10 had, but with SNES games.
System info[]
Players can play any of the games available on a specific PlayChoice-10 system within a fixed time limit. Additionally, the player does not have to play a single game until it is finished - the player can switch to a different game at any time so long as the time limit has not been reached.
On dual-monitor systems, the gameplay timer, game select, and hints for the game being played are displayed on the second monitor. On single-monitor systems, a button would switch between gameplay and the hint screen.
History[]
Nintendo unveiled the PlayChoice-10 in August 1986.[4][1]
The system sold 30,000 arcade units worldwide, including 20,000 in North America and 6,000 in the United Kingdom.[5][6]
List of available games[]
52 games were available for PlayChoice-10 machines.
- 1942 (1986)
- Balloon Fight (1986)
- Baseball (1986)
- Baseball Stars (1989)
- Captain Skyhawk (1990)
- Castlevania (1987)
- Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (1990)
- Contra (1988)
- Double Dragon (1988)
- Double Dribble (1987)
- Dr. Mario (1990)
- Duck Hunt (1986)
- Excitebike (1986)
- Fester's Quest (1989)
- Gauntlet (1988)
- Golf (1986)
- The Goonies (1986)
- Gradius (1986)
- Hogan's Alley (1986)
- Kung Fu (1986)
- Mario Bros. (1986)
- Mario's Open Golf (1991)
- Mega Man 3 (1990)
- Metroid (1986)
- Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (1987)
- Ninja Gaiden (1989)
- Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (1990)
- Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (1991)
- Nintendo World Cup (1990)
- Pin*Bot (1990)
- Power Blade (1991)
- Pro Wrestling (1987)
- Rad Racer (1987)
- Rad Racer II (1990)
- R.C. Pro-Am (1988)
- Rockin' Kats (1991)
- Rush'n Attack (1987)
- Rygar (1987)
- Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship (1990)
- Super C (1990)
- Super Mario Bros. (1986)
- Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988)
- Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990)
- Tecmo Bowl (1989)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (1990)
- Tennis (1986)
- Track & Field (1987)
- Trojan (1987)
- Volleyball (1987)
- Wild Gunman (1986)
- Yo! Noid (1990)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Year In Review: August" - Cash Box Magazine (1/17/1987)
- ↑ "Nintendo Will No Longer Produce Coin-Op Equipment" - Cash Box Magazine (9/5/1992)
- ↑ "Nintendo Stops Games Manufacturing; But Will Continue Supplying Software" - Cash Box Magazine (9/12/1992)
- ↑ "Nintendo's 'PlayChoice-10'" - Cash Box Magazine (8/30/1986)
- ↑ SegaWorld, Street Fighter II, and Exporting Games to Japan
- ↑ When did video games appear in pubs – and where did they go?